. >> stephanie rollins blake was focusing on fire arms yesterday. she testified in favor of urging lawmakers to close a gun law loophole. >> a person should not be able to go into a convenience store with a shotgun, robbed the place and get a lesser sentence then someone who does the same thing with a handgun. it is not good policy. >> leaders are lobbying for money for fighting the appropriation in the state budget. >> when a city council president takes over the role of mayor, hersey's will become vacant. many think a person could philip which could cause a dilemma. he holds a job with the state. our reporter asked the council man about that in the council meeting on monday night. >> my plan would be to take a leave of absence. being council presidents is an acting position. i would take a leave of absence until i decide if i would run to the city council president. >> young is only eligible for 30 days of unpaid leave. >> there isn't an update on the christmas day terror plot. the suspect is cooperating with authorities. administration officials